Kelsey Mehaffie

Kelsey Mehaffie is a Partner at Thompson Hine LLP, where a focus on mergers and acquisitions, complex corporate reorganizations, and governance has been established since October 2016. Expertise in employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) is particularly noted. Prior experience includes serving as Assistant Vice President and Legal Counsel at Fifth Third Bank, addressing legal matters in retail banking, and as a Moritz Corporate Fellow at DSW, where transaction documents and filings were drafted. Kelsey also has a foundation in legal research and compliance from early roles as a Law Clerk at Luper Neidenthal & Logan and Judicial Extern for Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor. Educational credentials include a Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a BA in English Literature from the University of Cincinnati.